Promising destinations for investment in 2022

The year 2021 ended with a strong rally in pharma, technology and cryptocurrency stocks. Many commodity companies have also seen their share prices rise. The coming year 2022 will bring new trends and changes. Let’s look at the areas whose assets are highly likely to rise and strengthen in the coming years.

• Coronavirus and long periods of confined space have led to increased interest in video games. Developers of gaming apps (Take Two Interactive, Ubisoft, others) and game software (e.g. AWS) are worthy of investor interest.
• Excessively volatile bitcoin is worrying the minds of existing and potential investors. According to some forecasts, this cryptocurrency will jump to $200,000 in the first quarter of 2022.
• Shares of ESG companies are showing more solid gains than the S&P 500 Index as the pandemic arrives. The symbiosis of social, environmental and corporate themes continues to yield steady returns for investors. The trend should continue next year. The ICLN, Vanguard ESG and Thornburg funds deserve particular attention.
• Gold could return to defensive asset status with numerous sales of overvalued equities in various directions. The fourth quarter of 2021 started at $1,750 per ounce. The technical charts show the likelihood of a rise in the price of the precious metal.

The rapid economic recovery is fraught with errors in the forecasts of even reputable analysts. It is better to diversify portfolios, to combine protective and risky assets. In addition to the areas described above, vaccine development and research into modern technology are worth a closer look.